Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years. Here’s what you’ll learn ...
MIT professor and plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro was fatally shot in Massachusetts. Here’s what to know about his career and ...
Space forecasters predict that seven states will be able to see the northern lights on Dec. 23. Check if yours is on the list ...
The unique data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft aims to explain why the Sun's activity fluctuates in an 11-year cycle.
Producing fusion energy requires heating plasma to more than one hundred million degrees and confining it stably with strong magnetic fields. However, plasma naturally develops fluctuations known as ...
Far from the Sun, Uranus sits tipped on its side, carrying a magnetic system unlike any other planet’s. Its equator tilts ...
Forecasts from the Space Weather Prediction Center suggest that 10 states may see the northern lights overnight Dec. 22. See ...
Loureiro's colleagues in Cambridge and beyond are reflecting on his legacy in physics, teaching, and research leadership.
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‘Star in a jar’: UK achieves 1,000 times faster 5D plasma modeling for nuclear fusion
AI tool GyroSwin simulates fusion plasma in seconds, cutting costs and speeding the design of future fusion power plants.
Helicon plasma propulsion represents a promising and multifaceted approach in the domain of electric space propulsion. At its core, the technology utilises helicon waves to generate high-density ...
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World’s largest stellarator turns ten: How W7-X cracked code for steady fusion plasma
Some fusion machines chase brute-force power. Wendelstein 7-X chose elegance—3D magnetic geometry sculpted to tame plasma for ...
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